Report: Fake cop busted during traffic stop by real cop

February 24, 2013|By Barbara Hijek, FloriDUH

When a deputy pulled over a white Chevy Impala for an alleged traffic violation in Clay County, the driver was wearing a 'DEA' (Drug Enforcement Agency) T-shirt and handcuffs in the back of a "duty style" belt, reports WJXX ABC News-25 in Jacksonville.

The driver, Terence Leon Pitts, 28, told the cop he was "Special Agent Terence Dunbar" and had left his ID, badge and gun in his locker, according to the report.

As the deputy tried to verify the info, Pitt's cell phone rang: It was a woman who reportedly told the deputy she had recently met Pitts online and had been under the impression he worked for the DEA since he wore his DEA shirt and cuffs when they first met, according to the report.

Photo: Pitt's Florida Department of Corrections mug shot. In 2002 he was convicted of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon in Duval County, where he served a 3.5-year sentence.